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LG Uplus renews supply deals with local 5G equipment firmsLG Uplus announced Sunday that it has renewed its contracts with Ubiquoss and Dasan Network Solutions to supply 5G equipment. South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier will purchase 271 billion won ($224 million) of 5G equipment by May 2023 -....

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Thrissur station of Semi-High Speed Rail project to be elevatedThrissur: The Thrissur station of the proposed Thiruvananthapuram- Kasaragod Semi-High Speed Rail (Silver lane) will be elevated. The details regarding this was released by Kerala Rail Development Corporation, which executes the project. It will be located near the second gate of the current railwa....

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India to join UNSC as non-permanent member on 17thISLAMABAD: Advocating the Kashmir cause at the United Nations is expected to become more challenging as India is set to be elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for a two-year tenure later this month.
"On 17 June, the General Assembly is scheduled to elect five stat....

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Social distancing boosts PC games, mobile videos: reportGiven the nationwide social distancing norms in place, South Koreans are playing more computer games and watching videos on mobile devices, data showed Sunday. According to a report from local market research firm Nielsen KoreanClick, Koreans spent....

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Asiana resumes flights to Hanoi in three monthsAsiana Airlines said Sunday it has resumed flights to Hanoi after Vietnam exceptionally allowed 220 South Korean students to enter the country. Since March 22, Vietnam has suspended the entry of all foreigners to contain the spread of COVID-19. In....

Damage from COVID-19 outbreak 'unfathomable': KCDCThe financial damage that South Korea will have to bear from the ongoing coronavirus outbreak is “almost unfathomable” compared to that reported in the Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak in 2015, health authorities said in a report....

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[News Focus] Court set to decide on Samsung heir Lee's arrestA South Korean court will decide Monday whether Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong should be arrested over his possible involvement in a series of corporate frauds surrounding a 2015 merger between two key affiliates. The high-stakes co....

For a second day in a row South Korea has reported more than 50 cases of COVID-19.The KCDC confirmed 57 new cases on Sunday, most of them part of cluster infections in the capital area.All but ....

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India-China deadlock: Talks over Ladakh standoff to continueNew Delhi:A much-awaited India and China military top brass talks on Saturday to resolve the standoff situation in Eastern Ladakh region and de-escalation of forces across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) ended on Saturday evening. The details of the dialogue would be shared with top defence minist....

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The Latest: 2nd day of 50-plus cases in S Korea virus spikeSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported 57 additional cases of the coronavirus, marking a second day in a row that its daily jump is above 50 as authorities struggle to suppress a spike in fresh infections in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area.
The figures released Sunday by th....

Mane attractions that make South Africa roarWHEN IT comes to wildlife reserves in South Africa, the awesome Kruger National Park dominates proceedings.There are also numerous private game farms charging big bucks... but there are dozens of other smaller state-run parks across the country that are perfect for self-drivers and self-caterers.....

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George Floyd Protests Extend To Small TownsAs protests have erupted in cities across the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death, the media attention has largely reported on the one is bigger cities: Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Washington. But as CNN reports, smaller communities have also seen groups gather to advocate for justice a....

I bowl my best when I'm not thinking: RabadaHe might have landed in trouble for his on-field aggressive behaviour but South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada says the perception that he is short-tempered is not true and it is just passion which drives him as a bowler. The 25-year-old was suspended for the series-deciding fourth and final Test....

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Body vanishes from graveVillagers in Gokwe South were left shocked after they found the grave of villager Gideon Fitshane who was buried on Monday empty and shockingly without....

Thousands in Australia rally against racism defying public health rulesTens of thousands of Australians rallied on Saturday in solidarity with U.S. protesters angered by the death of a black man in police custody, after authorities in one area lifted a ban on the gatherings under the country’s social-distancing rules. A last-minute appeal at the New South Wales C....

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India demands China to remove its troops, structures from Pangong LakeNew Delhi: India and China military top brass began talks on Saturday to resolve the stand-off situation in Eastern Ladakh region and de-escalation of forces across the Line of Actual Control. The meeting is being held in Moldo on the Chinese side opposite Chushul. Indian military delegation is h....

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[Weekender] Coming back home, seven decades after warNearly 120 South Korean soldiers who perished during the Korean War may return home later this month, ending a long journey from North Korea via the United States. Their remains have been kept for nearly two years now at the US Defense POW/MIA Accou....

South Korea's daily number of COVID-19 cases has returned to the 50s after eight days. The nation confirmed 51 new cases on Saturday, bringing the total amount to 11-thousand 719. Most cases are relat....

Today marks the 65th Memorial Day here in South Korea, a day to remember the nation's fallen heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country. President Moon Jae-in attended the Memorial Day servic....

After warning retaliation to South Korea if the country continues to send anti-communist leaflets over the border, North Korea is now threatening to close the Inter-Korean Liaison Office to pressure ....

S. Korea reports 51 new virus cases, most in 8 daysSouth Korea reported 51 more cases of the new coronavirus Saturday, the most in eight days, raising the alert over new cluster infections popping up across the densely populated greater Seoul area. The new infections raised the country's total casel....

Abductee's father Yokota Shigeru dies at 87Yokota Shigeru, the father of a woman who was abducted by North Korea, died on Friday. He was 87 years old. He spent more than four decades trying to get his daughter back, but was unable to meet her again.
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Black business owners call for unity, understandingBy Dale DenwaltStaff [email protected] the first Black Lives Matter rally came to an end Saturday, Jerome Taylor went back to work at Endo, a cannabis dispensary he co-owns at NW 6 and Shartel.From his vantage point, he saw the protesters walk by, toward the Oklahoma City Police station....

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Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Fold 2 may be revealed on August 5thSamsung will reportedly host an online Galaxy Unpacked event on August 5th, 2020 to announce the Galaxy Note 20 and the Galaxy Fold 2.
For weeks, rumors have been suggesting that Samsung would take its reveal event online, and this report out of Korea is just the latest confirmation.
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